Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Every day the chemist makes use of such concepts as resonance electronegativity , hybridisation , zero point energies and classification of the states of molecules according to symmetry and angular momentum .
2 The flavouring vegetables are 2 each of large carrots , leeks , onions and tomatoes ; a bouquet of herbs consisting of parsley stalks , a piece of celery , a bay leaf and a crushed clove of garlic all tied together ; 1 tablespoon of salt .
3 If there is a prevailing thread in the history of these state-owned enterprises it is the constant under-assessment of risk — of the lack of imported materials to supply a manufacturing process , of failure in the supply of inputs ranging from petrol to fertilizer , of farming communities not producing the cash crops to keep a processing plant in operation , and of failing to find competent management for complex operations .
4 The whole situation regarding the over-valuation of estates consisting of freehold and agricultural property by district valuers has now been highlighted , not only by the case of J Hedley Walton deceased v CIR , but also by the decisions of the Lands Tribunal in Exors of Lady Fox deceased v CIR .
5 ‘ The warning applies to all kinds of contracts relating to business equipment including faxes , and vending machines .
6 Pitt had refused to hold back a single soldier intended for service overseas or to recall any vessels serving on distant stations , but he ordered a further 34 sail of the line to be commissioned and , during that dangerous summer , increased the number of seamen serving in home waters from 18,000 to 35,000 .
7 For addresses of acupuncturists specialising in pain relief during labour , write to the Council for Acupuncture , 10 Panther House , 38 Mount Pleasant WC1X 0AP .
8 The severe drought of the past three years is being blamed for a big increase in the number of houses suffering from subsidence .
9 The 1923 Scheme lowered the standards for grant eligibility ; the superficial area of houses qualifying for subsidy was also reduced , resulting in smaller houses , let at lower rents .
10 Over a period of 30 years a number of surveillance systems were produced : first the U-2 Spy aircraft , followed by the incredibly fast SR-71 ( both of which are still in service today ) , and then a whole generation of satellites culminating in Rhyolite ( see page 28 ) .
11 A not-for-profit corporation in the state of New York , the ADAA today numbers 133 members in nineteen cities , and has a roster of activities ranging from appraisal services and lobbying efforts , to lecture series and the annual Art Show at the Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue .
12 The draft treaty on immigration , which is to be discussed at Maastricht next week , contains a series of proposals starting with article A. That proposes that immigration and asylum matters , together with certain police , fraud and drugs issues , should not come under the competence of the treaty of Rome , but should be dealt with on an intergovernmental basis — a view with which the Government completely agree .
13 The ideology was composed of a series of rules relating to marriage , the family and Home that for the evangelicals were rooted in Christianity but were also clearly related to wider social and economic aspirations .
14 With up to 30 per cent of prisoners coming from minority backgrounds ( mostly black and Asian , but with Polish , Irish and other groups also represented ) this is one way of allowing for — and even valuing — cultural diversity and may be one reason why racial tensions do not seem to be as evident as one might expect .
15 Even if the recorded incidence of multiple myelomas were 25 per cent up from 1969–73 to 1974–78 , as a result of better registration of the disease , the chances of this surge of cases occurring by chance would be 1 in 1000 .
16 The report suggests that the decision to set up hospital trusts in Scotland resulted either from ‘ deference ’ to the arguments of groups applying for trust status , or from ‘ blind determination to implement unpopular policy ’ .
17 He remembers a culinary repertoire consisting of kippers alternating with macaroni in tomato sauce .
18 In the centre Hercules and the Ninth Labour are depicted — the taking of the Golden Apples with the guardian snake emerging from the tree and one of the daughters of Hesperos retreating in alarm .
19 Using conditional probability theory they suggest that the accuracy of maps resulting from overlay analysis is determined by the number of map layers , their accuracy and the coincidence of errors at the same position in several map layers .
20 It took the banks nearly two years to retaliate with interest bearing accounts of their own in an attempt to stem the flood of accounts deserting to building societies .
21 Section 5(3) affords to the defendant a number of defences relating to lack of fault that are not available on a charge under section 4 .
22 Analysis of progressions leading to dissociation ( at which point the progression breaks off to be replaced by continuous absorption ) can give us accurate values of dissociation energies for simple molecules .
23 SAMH will manage the facility , which will provide 80 places to train people in a variety of skills ranging from desktop publishing to retail distribution , in an attempt to restore the independence of former mental patients .
24 This notion of eigenvalues gives numbers a natural lodgement in the theory of operators acting on vector spaces .
25 The activity of a radioactive substance is the number of nuclei decaying per second .
26 In so doing they will be building on their earlier writing experiences which should have given them a positive view of themselves as writers who are capable of making and receiving meanings using a variety of forms depending on audience and purpose .
27 We drank our tea against a panorama of peaks listening to birdsong .
28 The idea of the organization of peoples according to descent was one of the most common in the past .
29 The independent republics do not , for the most part , have firmly established systems of parties competing for office .
30 There came the unmistakable sound of legs shooting into denim , then the zip going up .
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